Transfer Issues
Transferring to UW-Whitewater:
All College of Business and Economics grade point average requirements refer to a "combined cumulative" gpa. This gpa computation includes your transfer credits and grades with your Whitewater credits and grades. This means that your transfer record stays with you in determining whether you're eligible for lower division business courses (2.50 requirement), admissible to the College (2.80 requirement) and for graduation.
Your University degree requirements core courses may have been personalized based on the number of credits you transferred. Be sure to register for only the core courses required for you.
Regardless of the number of core courses you are required to take, you must meet the University (general education) requirements minimum of 32 units and take the minimum in each area of University (general education) requirements. The school you attended previously may have offered courses in a sequence that differs from the Whitewater offerings. The most common examples of this are in mathematics and economics. At Whitewater, you will be required to complete finite math unless you transfer in 8 or more credits of calculus. We also require both macro- and microeconomics. If you completed microeconomics, you will still need to take macroeconomics, and vice versa.
If you have questions regarding how courses will transfer, contact our Admissions Office at 262-472-1440.
If you've received your evaluation of transfer credits and have questions regarding whether a course you've taken might be substituted for a course required in your program, contact Ms. Jan Olson at 262-472-5588 to set up an appointment. We will need a course syllabus and/or description for the course you completed at your transfer school.
If you transfer a D or F and Whitewater has an equivalent course, you may be able to repeat the course here and have the new grade replace the D or F in your combined cumulative gpa.
Whitewater Students Transferring to Another Institution:
If you're considering transferring from Whitewater to another institution, you need to contact the other institution to find out whether/how courses will transfer, the admission requirements and deadlines, etc. To request that a transcript be sent to the other institution, contact the Registrar's Office at 472-1213.
Whitewater Students Taking Transfer Credits for a Summer or Semester:
If you're thinking of taking course(s) at a UW-System school (UW-Parkside, UW-Madison, UWC-Waukesha, etc.) or a school within the state technical system, you can get transfer information at the following website: http://www.uwsa.edu/tis/
If you're considering transferring credits from an institution outside the System, contact Mr. Paul Jones of the Admissions Office at 262-472-6236 to find out how/whether the credits will transfer.
Remember that for College of Business and Economics' purposes, the GPA you earn on transfer credits will be combined with your Whitewater GPA.
